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Everett F. Kerr Middle School reports 9% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Everett F. Kerr Middle School fell to 9 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a South Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Cook County SD 130 saw a chronic truancy rate of 13 percent during the 2017-18 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 343 students in the 2017-18 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Everett F. Kerr Middle School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2014
12
7
9
96
96
95
2015
15
8
9
96
95
94
2016
13
8
10
95
95
94
2017
11
13
11
95
95
94
2018
9
13
11
95
95
94